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      07-07-2011, 03:17 PM   #23
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Unfortunately there's no way to do that without hacking. All the module is doing is pressing and holding the button like if you were doing it for 15 seconds, so the windows going up is a built-in function.

However, this is not a big deal. All you have to do is as soon as the top finishes going down (you'll see the red light turn off in the center console), press the two buttons to make the windows go down. They'll go down without issue and stay that way.
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      09-27-2011, 04:00 PM   #24
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Looks like a really nice mod, if only the windows would stay down as the top goes down.

It is the only reason I have not ordered one yet.
The way the Gaptech unit operates is to first put the windows half down, then then the top down, then the windows back up. At any point in this progression, turning the key in the ignition will stop the sequence. I've learned to time my approach to the car so that as I approach I hit the key 3 times, the sequence starts. I get in the car as the top lowers and put the key in the ignition. I wait until the exact moment I hear the top motor stop and the red indicator light in the center console to go off, then turn the key. This keeps the windows at the half-up position. Sometimes I'll leave them there, other times a little flick of the buttons puts them both 100% down. This works for me, and i'm very happy with this mod. Such a simple install.
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      09-29-2011, 10:14 PM   #25
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Just received and installed the RCH+ module - easy to do. I gulped a bit at the cost but as someone said, this is how it should have been from the factory. I'm happy
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      09-30-2011, 09:39 AM   #26
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Glad to see this MOD working out for so many folks. I agree... should have been available from the factory. Mine has worked flawlessly since the day I installed it.
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      10-04-2011, 10:26 PM   #27
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Sweet! This is exactly what I was looking for! Winter project: this mod and the dice II mediabridge.
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